$2,000 reward offered for Birmingham Black Barons player’s suitcase lost in tornado that destroyed home
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
Robert Vickers, one of the last living Birmingham Black Barons baseball players, is trying to find a metal suitcase containing his first contract and uniform that was lost in the Jan. 25, 2021 tornado.
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(Editor’s note: Updated at 3:20 p.m. to correct factual errors and clarify Vickers’ playing career.)
A reward is now being offered in the search for a missing vintage suitcase belonging to a man who says he played for the Birmingham Black Barons during the team’s final years.
Curfew issued in tornado damaged areas of Fultondale, 3 arrested for stealing from damaged house Damage along New Castle Road in Fultondale (Source: WBRC) By WBRC Staff | January 28, 2021 at 2:20 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 10:33 PM
FULTONDALE, Ala. (WBRC) -
UPDATE: Hours after a curfew was issued in Fultondale, Fultondale Police Chief DP Smith confirmed three people were arrested for stealing from a damaged home in the tornado devastated area.
21-year-old Josue Villa, 18-year-old Ignacio Villa Ramirez and a minor are charged with third-degree burglary from a damaged house. All three are from Tennessee. 18-year-old Ignacio Villa Ramirez and 21-year-old Josue Villa (Source: Jefferson County Jail)
Here s what we know:
Preliminary survey indicates EF-2 Tornado slammed Fultondale
According to a preliminary investigation, the National Weather Service in Birmingham has designated the tornado that devastated the Birmingham suburb as a High-End EF-2 Tornado.
The storm whipped up winds around 135 mph, according to the NWS. Like a bomb had been dropped
Melvin Weldon was just about asleep with his wife when the tornado sirens triggered near his Lykes Boulevard home northeast of Fultondale. We went to turn the TV on to find out where the tornado warnings were or what was going on. then we heard that noise, Weldon said. We went downstairs, got our son down the stairs and about time we got to the bottom of the stairs is when it hit.
Ivey to tour Fultondale, Alabama tornado damage Wednesday morning
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Gov. Kay Ivey is scheduled on Wednesday morning to tour the widespread damage from Monday night’s tornado that touched down in Fultondale and killed a 14-year-old boy, injured more than 30 people and left a trail of devastation in its wake, her office announced Tuesday.
Ivey is set to hold a press conference with Fultondale Mayor Larry Holcomb, Center Point Mayor Bobby Scott, Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency Director Jeff Coker and Alabama EMA Director Brian Hastings before surveying the damage caused by the EF-2 tornado, her office said.
Credit: Fultondale Fire Department
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 9:48 AM
Updated: Jan 27, 2021 10:45 AM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
Gov. Kay Ivey will hold a press conference at Fultondale City Hall at 10 a.m. today to discuss the aftermath of Monday night s deadly tornado.
Joining the governor will be Fultondale Mayor Larry Holcomb, Center Point Mayor Bobby Scott, Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Jeff Coker, as well as Alabama EMA Director Brian Hastings.
Watch it above, and watch WAAY 31 News later today and tonight for complete coverage
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